Re: libnss x86 DRNG

2012-10-04 Thread Michael Demeter
This is a reasonable use.. This can simply be implemented in the primitive where /dev/random is used. It would only need a HW check during initialization to enable using the DRNG or leave it as is in the event HW does not support it.. Michael Demeter Staff Software Engineer Open Source

Re: libnss x86 DRNG

2012-10-02 Thread Michael Demeter
Thanks for the response.. See inline comments On Oct 1, 2012, at 5:22 PM, Ryan Sleevi wrote: > Hi Michael, > > There is definite interest in being able to take advantage of hardware > intrinsics - whether they be the DRNG or the AESNI instructions. For > example, NSS just recently added supp

libnss x86 DRNG

2012-10-01 Thread Michael Demeter
/dev/random can be used directly. What I would like to do is to implement native DRNG functions to replace the current functions if the HW is available..So I would like some input as to how you would like to see this implemented or if there is any interest at all.. Thanks Michael Demeter Staff